Method of determining a continuous driving path in the absence of a navigational route for autonomous vehicles

US12258039B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC · US

Inventors

• Ryan D. Martini · Royal Oak, US
• Constandi J. Shami · Ann Arbor, US
• Benjamin L. Williams · Milford, US
• Crystal Nassouri · Beverly Hills, US
• Nolan Foster · Berkley, US
• Morgan Douglas Dykshorn · Oak Park, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 5, 2022
• Grant date: Mar 25, 2025
• Expiry date: May 1, 2043

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60W2556/40
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

Methods and systems for determining a continuous driving path for a vehicle include: (i) automatically controlling movement of the vehicle along a path while prioritizing the movement so as to minimize vehicle maneuvers, via a processor; (ii) obtaining data including location information as to a location of the vehicle and map information pertaining to the location as the vehicle is travelling autonomously via by the processor; (iii) determining, via the processor, when a decision is needed with respect to further travel of the vehicle, based on the location information and the map information; (iv) requesting, via the processor, driver input as to a driver preference of a driver for movement of the vehicle with regard to the decision; (v) receiving, via one or more sensors, the driver input including the driver preference; and (vi) determining, via the processor, the continuous driving path based on the driver preference.